LIBPF 0.9 released

June 2nd 2010, LIBPF 0.9 was released, 20 months after release 0.8. The key improvements are:

• Extensive testing and optimization of the calculation kernel;
• Unit operation modeling: support for Proton-SOFC fuel cells;
• Physical properties: major refactoring of phase- and stream-related classes, handling of root extrapolation (pseudoproperties) in cubic equations of state, PC-SAFT equation of state, prototype GERG-2004 and IAPWS-95 equations of state;

• The User Interface is now available in 12 languages: Modern Standard Arabic, simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish;

• Systems: Classic OPC interface revamp, OPC Unified Architecture prototype interface, online software activation;

To know more, have a look at the What's new in LIBPF 0.9 document or download one of the LIBPF demos, which have all been updated to the new release.

The roadmap has also been updated to reflect these achievements and plan the capabilities up to revision 1.0, planned for March 2011.